Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hippoboscidae Scientific name Microlynchia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Ornithomyinae Rank Genus | |
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Microlynchia are genus of biting flies in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. There are four known species. All species are parasites of birds. Microlynchia differs from Pseudolynchia in the presence of minute ocelli and a differently shaped scutellum.
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Distribution
Found throughout North and Central America, and parts of South America, Galápagos Islands.
Systematics
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